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    Looking at buying an XPS 15

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by mc11x, Jan 23, 2011.

  1. mc11x

    mc11x Newbie

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    Just curious, all I will mainly be doing on this laptop is playing WoW and Starcraft 2.

    Will the laptop be fine running in high/ultra settings with just the core i3?

    For $50 should I do the battery upgrade to the 9 cell, or stick with the standard? - I wont be going to mobile with the 15.
     
    mc11x, Jan 23, 2011
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    If you're not going mobile stick with the 6-cell. Use the $50.00 for a better processor and graphics card. You can't run the aforementioned games at their highest settings using the I3 chip. You'll need an I-7 and the Nvidia 434M 2gb graphics card. You may even need the 17" with the 445m 3gb, to run at an excellent frame rate.

    If you want to run at a "playable" high-quality frame rate, the I3 will work fine, but don't expect miraculous performance. The processing power is just not going to be there.
     
    ProdigyUser, Jan 23, 2011
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    Bugler Notebook Guru

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    If you wait for the Sandy Bridge processors you may get by with an i5, so I'm told.
     
    Bugler, Jan 24, 2011
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    r34p3rex Notebook Consultant

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    The i3/420m will probably struggle with SC2 on ultra. As others have said, your best bet is to wait for the Sandy Bridge refresh :D Clock for clock, SB is much faster (and consumes less power) than the first generation i7's.
     
    r34p3rex, Jan 24, 2011
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